Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 11: 23-26 John 18:1-19:42 A Silent Service Today, the liturgy begins in a heavy, striking silence. There is no music, no greeting, and the altar—the table of our communal ...

COMMENTARY: Papal initiation homilies have long served as moments of clarity, not only inaugurating a pontificate but auguring its direction. A projection of Pope Leo XIV is seen Friday in a shop ...

WASHINTON, D.C. — A new analysis from the Pew Research Center shows that many Catholic priests are holding to Pope Francis’ advice to keep their homilies on the shorter side, especially compared to ...

A homily at Mass is not a mini catechism class, the Vatican says in a new document on homilies, but it is an opportunity to explain church teaching using the Scripture readings and the Catechism of ...

Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The deacon is a prophet of a new world, the bearer of a message which sheds light on all the burning issues of society. He is also the principal collaborator of the priest in ...